[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 100 (Friday, May 23, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Pages 28229-28230]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-12961]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

[60Day-03-69]


Proposed Data Collections Submitted for Public Comment and 
Recommendations

    In compliance with the requirement of section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the 
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 for opportunity for public comment on 
proposed data collection projects, the Centers for Disease Control and 
Prevention (CDC) will publish periodic summaries of proposed projects. 
To request more information on the proposed projects or to obtain a 
copy of the data collection plans and instruments, call the CDC Reports 
Clearance Officer on (404) 498-1210. CDC is requesting an emergency 
clearance for this data collection with a two week public comment 
period. CDC is requesting OMB approval of this package 7 days after the 
end of the public comment period.
    Comments are invited on: (a) Whether the proposed collection of 
information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of 
the agency, including whether the information shall have practical 
utility; (b) the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden of the 
proposed collection of information; (c) ways to enhance the quality, 
utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and (d) ways 
to minimize the burden of the collection of information

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on respondents, including through the use of automated collection 
techniques or other forms of information technology. Send comments to 
Seleda Perryman, CDC Assistant Reports Clearance Officer, 1600 Clifton 
Road, MS-D24, Atlanta, GA 30333. Written comments should be received 
within 14 days of this notice.
    Proposed Project: Evaluation Questions for State Nutrition and 
Physical Activity Programs to Prevent Obesity and Other Chronic 
Diseases--New--National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and 
Health Promotion (NCCDHP), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 
(CDC)
    Background and Description: CDC's State Nutrition and Physical 
Activity Programs to Prevent Obesity and Other Chronic Diseases were 
established to prevent and control obesity and other chronic diseases 
by supporting States in the development and implementation of nutrition 
and physical activity interventions, particularly through population-
based strategies such as policy-level changes, environmental supports 
and the social marketing process. The goal of the program is to attain 
population-based behavior change in increased physical activity and 
better dietary habits; this leads to a reduction in the prevalence of 
obesity, and ultimately in a reduction in the prevalence of obesity-
related chronic diseases.
    The evaluation of CDC's State Nutrition and Physical Activity 
Programs to Prevent Obesity and Other Chronic Diseases has been 
designed to focus on three primary areas: CDC training and technical 
assistance; State Plan development; and State interventions. Within 
each of these primary evaluation areas, the plan identifies specific 
evaluation questions that have been chosen for study. The evaluation 
questions will be asked of the funded states via a web-based data 
collection system supported by an electronic database. This evaluation 
will take place every 6 months during the funding cycle.
    Cost to the respondents: There is no cost to the respondents.

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                                                                    Number       Average burden
                 Respondents                     Number of      responses per     per response     Total burden
                                                respondents       respondent       (in hrs.)        (in hrs.)
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Funded State Programs.......................              20                2                5              200
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    Total...................................  ...............  ...............  ...............             200
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    Dated: May 19, 2003.
Thomas A. Bartenfeld,
Acting Associate Director for Policy, Planning and Evaluation, Centers 
for Disease Control and Prevention.
[FR Doc. 03-12961 Filed 5-22-03; 8:45 am]
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